Toll-collecting machine for telephones.



Patented N ov. I9, |90I.

W. A.u FSS` TOLL COLLECTING MACHINE FDR TELEPHONES.

(Application led Mar. 25, 1901.)

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4 (no Mod l) www Ei. .Elfi-m /lv VENTO aflge M yA WOHNEYJ- No. 687,008.Patented Nov. I9, I90I.

W. A. FOSS. Tou. COLLECTING MAcHlNE Fon TELEPHONES.

(Application led Mar. 25, 1901.) (N0 Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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Ninn STATES 'FATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM A. FOSS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGN OR TO THE AMERICAN TOLLTELEPHONE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OIIIO'.

TOLL-COLLECTING MACHINE FOR TELEPHONES.

SPECIFICATION for-ming part of Letters Patent No. 687,008, datedNovember 19. 1901- Application tiled March 25, 1901. Serial No. 52,794.(No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern: show the construction. Fig. III is asideele- Beitknown that I, WILLIAM A. FOSS, aresivation, in central verticalsection, of the updent of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and per portionof the machine and illustrates State of Ohio, have invented certain newand the tollfeeding slide in its inwardly-actuated 55 usefulImprovements in Toll-Collecting Maposition and shows a toll-representingcoin chines for Telephones; andI do hereby deor check having entered thetoll-conducting Clare the following to bea full, clear, and exchannel ofthe machine. Fig. IV isv a side act description of the invention, suchas will elevation, partly in section, of the lower porenable othersskilled yin the art to which it tion of the toll-conducting channel andshows 6o :o pertains to make and use the same. the coin or checkconducted by the said chan- My invention relates to improvements in nelin engagement with the lower arm of a toll-collecting machines fortelephones. vertically-tilting guide for arresting the de- One object ofthe invention is to provide scent of another coin or check introducedimproved means for preventing obstruction into the said channel beforethe lirst-menx 5 of or interference with a proper operation of tionedcoin or check has been discharged the machine by introducing apluralityr of from the channel. Fig. Visaside elevation, coins or checksin rapid succession into the largely in central verticalsection,illnstrat machine; ing the coin-conducting channel, a coin orAnother object of the invention is to procheck arrested at the lower endof the said 7o 2o vide, in addition to a downwardly-extending channel bymechanism instrumental in the toll-conducting channel and mechanism forproduction of a signal, and illustrating also arresting andl arranged tobe operated by a the operation of other parts of the machine. propertoll-representing coin or check at the Fig. VI is a side elevation,partly in section, discharging end of the said channel andinillustrating the lower port-ion of the coin-con- 25 strumental in theproduction of a signal, ductingchannelandadjacent mechanism and meansfor preventing the return of the coin shows the coin or check arrestedat the lower or check arrested by the said mechanism end of the saidchannel operating the mechand improved means for removing from the anisminstrumental in the production of a channel another coin or checkintroduced signal. Fig. VII is a side elevation, partly 8o 3o into thechannel before the lirst-mentioned in section, illustrating theoperation of the coin or check, arrested as aforesaid, has permechanismemployed in prevent-ing a backformed its operation. ward oscillation ofthe operating-shaft of the Another object of the invention is to pro-Vmachine during the operation of the machine. vide improved means wherebyany operation Fig. VIII is a section on line VIII VIII, Fig. 3 5 of thetoll-arresting mechanism instrumental VII, looking in the directionindicated by the in the production of the signal, as aforesaid, arrow.Fig. IX is a rear side elevation, in having been commenced must becompleted vertical section, on line IX IX, Fig. I, and before anotheroperation of the machine can portions are broken away in this figure totake place. more clearly show the construction. Fig. X 9o 4o With theseobjects in view and to the end is a section in detail on line X X, Fig.I, lookof realizing other advantages hereinafter aping in the directionindicated by the arrow. pearing the invention consists in certainReferring tothe drawings, @designates the features of construction andcombinations of inclosing case of my improved machine, and partshereinafter described, and pointed out b represents the top of the saidcase, which 45 in the claims. top has its rear portion raised or.elevated In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is above its forwardportion, so as to form an a side elevation, mostly in central verticalupright wall b' between the upper and lower section, of atoll-collecting machine embodyportions of the top, as shown in Figs. Iand ing my invention. Fig. 1I is a top plan in III. Thetopb restsnponthecorrespondinglyroo 5o section on line II II, Fig. I, and portionsare shaped upper ends of the right-hand and leftbroken away in thisfigure to more clearly hand side walls of the case a and upon theforward wall of the said case and is held downwardly upon the said wallsby mechanism within the case a and comprising a verticallyarranged screwc within the forward portion of the case d and provided at its lower endwith a handle c' for turning the same. The screw c extends through andhas lateral bearing in an arm or bracket a', secured to the ease a. Thescrew c has its upper end engaging a nut b3, formed upon a plate b2,which is secured to the under side of the top ZJ. The screw c isprovided with an external annular shoulder or collar c2, engaging theunder side of the arm or bracket a'. Obviously by this construction theturning of the screw in the one direction and to the extent requiredwill result in disengaging the screw from the engaging nut and renderthe top b free to be removed, and by turning the screw inthe op positedirection the said top is drawn tightly upon the engaging walls of thecase d.

The rear wall of the case a is formed, preferably, by the backboard d2of the telephone provided with my improved toll-collecting machine, andthe right-hand and left-hand side walls and the bottom of the case aresecured, preferably, by means of screws a3 to the said backboard. Thechamber of the case is enlarged upwardly, therefore, behind the wallZJ', which is provided at or near its lower end with ahorizontally-armnged slot b, which extends through the said wall. Ahorizontallyarranged table CZ rests upon the lower wall of the slot b4and extends from the said wall into the case and outside of the case asuitable distance. A horizontally-arranged toll-feeding slide rests uponthe table CZ and is slidable through the slot b4 endwise of the table.The slot b4 is therefore large enough vertitically to accommodate thelocation and operation of the slide The slide u: in its normal or outerposition has the stop-forming lug a3', which is formed upon the innerendof the slide, engaging the inner side of the upright wall b' of the topZJ, as shown in Figs. l and lll. The slide u: is provided at its outerend with a handle for convenience in manipulating the slide. The slidexa suitable distance from its inner extremity is provided with anaperture 003 for receiving the toll-representing coin or check employedin operating the machine. The table CZ is provided at the inner side ofthe upright wall b of the top Z) with a depending lug d and is securedto the top Z), preferably removably, by means of a screw d2, extendinginto the top through the lug CZ', as shown in Figs. I and lll. The tableCZ is provided outside ofthe case a with an aperture d4, exten'lingvertically therethrough and smaller in dimensions than thetollereceiving aperture zu formed in the slide cc, and the arrangementof parts is such that the aperture m3 of the slide c shall in the outerposition of the slide have its forward portion in registry with ltheaperture CZ of the slide, so that the toll-rep resentin g coin or checkplaced upon the table within the aperture of the slide 5o in the saidposition of the slide will rest upon the table around the rear portionof the tables aperture d4, which will afford the desired ac cess to theaperture w3 of the slide from below for the purpose of lifting orremoving from the said aperture a coin or check which has beeninadvertently placed therein or which it is desired to remove or avoidintroducing into the machine.

The table CZ inside of the case a is provided with a toll-dischargingaperture (Z3, extending vertically through the table. Rearward of theaperture @Z3 the table (Z is provided upon its upper side with aforwardly-facing shoulder d5, arranged to be engaged by the innerextremity of the slide a: in the in wardly-actuated position of the saidslide, as shown in Fig. Ill, and the arrangement of parts is such thatthe aperture ac3 of the slide shall be in registry with thecoin-discharging aperture d of the table in the inner position of theslide, as shown in the said figure.

A magnet m, preferably a permanent magnet, is arranged within andsupported from the case between the wall b of the top b and the back ofthe case above the coin-discharging aperture d3 of the table and in suchclose proximity to the path of the slide x that the space between thesaid path and the magnet shall not belarge enough verticallytoaccommodate the lifting by the magnet of a magnetic slug or counterfeitentirely out of the said aperture, so that the next outward movement ofthe slide shall result in the withdrawal of the slug or counterfeit.

The peculiar configuration and construe tion of the case, including itstop Z), as here* inbefore described, accommodates the location andoperation of the magnet m and slide m without materially enlarging thecase and without an objectionable projection of the slide beyond theforward wall of the case in the outer position of the slide.

A horizontally-arranged vertically-tiltable shelf or s eat y normallyengages the aperture (Z3 of the table CZ and is arranged to receive thecoin or check conducted into the machine and below the magnet by theslide 0:. The shelf or seat g/ is capable of being tilted downwardlyinto the gradually upwardly enlarged end of a chute u, supported withinand from the case a and extending downwardly and forwardly from theshelf or seat gj. The chute has its upper and toll-receiving endarranged, therefore, in registry with and below the coindischargingaperture (Z3 of the table CZ, as shown in Figs. I and III. The shelf orseat g/ in its upwardly-tilted and normal position has its upper surfaceflush with the upper surface ofthe table d, so that a magnetic slugattracted by the magnet shall not be prevented from being withdrawableby the slide af. The seat y is provided at the rear with a downwardlyand rearwardly projecting arm y', pivoted, as at y2, horizontally and atright angles to the path of the slide w, to a lug or lugs CZ, dependingfrom and formed upon the IOO IIO

table d, as shown in Figs. I and II. The seat y is provided also with apoise ya, which vmore than counterbalances the seat y and acts to retainthe seat in its normal position, wherein a lug gft, formed upon the seatand projecting forwardly from the seat and in under the table,cooperates with the tablein forming a stop for limiting the returnmovement of the seat by the poise ys when the seat has been tilteddownwardly by a proper toll-representing coin or check conducted thereonby the slide In the operation of the machine the seat y will be tilteddownwardly only by a non-magnetic coin or check having the requiredpredetermined weight. A magnetic coin or check will beattracted, asalready indicated, by the magnet. A coin or check lighter than requiredto tilt the seat g/ will remain upon the said seat and be withdrawn bythe slide no. The seat y will also assist the magnet in preventing thedescent. into the chute u of a magnetic slug a trilie too heavy for thelifting capacity of the magnet. Fig. III shows a propertoll-representing coin or check t, having tilted the seat y against theaction of the poise ys and passing adown the chute it.

The channel or passage-way u', formed by and extending through the chuteu, registers, as already indicated, with the toll-discharging apertured3 of the table d and has the dimensions required to render it capableof receiving the toll-representing coin or check from the said apertureand conducting the toll to and upon the two arms c and c of a forkedlever c, which has its arms extending below the said channel orpassage-Way and arranged such a distance apart as required to render thesaid arms capable of arresting a proper toll-representing coin or checkconducted bythe chute and prevent the said coin or check droppingdirectly from the chute into the lower portion or toll-collectin gchamber of the case d, but permit a smaller coin or check to passdownwardly between them into the said chamber. The fork of the lever cnormally has such position relative to the lower end of the chute that acoin or check lodging upon the lever shall not be out of the chute, asshown very clearly in Figs. V and IX, wherein t represents a coin orcheck arrested by the said lever.

The lever e is loosely mounted or fulcrumed at the forward end of theshank-forming porl tion of the levers fork a suitable distance forwardof the lower end of the chute u upon a rod f, which is circular incross-section and arranged horizontally and extends between and issupported from the left-hand and righthand side Walls of the cases a.The lever e in its normal position extends approximately horizontallyrearwardly from the said rod. The lever c at its fulcrum is providedwith a forwardly-extendingspring-hammer e2,which has the arrangementrequired to render it capable of striking and thereby sounding a gong g,secured in any approved manner to the forward wall of the case a. Asuitablyapplied coil-springj, arranged forward of the chute u and havingopposite ends thereof attached to the chute and to the lever e,respectively, acts to retain the said lever and the attachedgong-sounding hammer in their normal position.

A simple and meritorious construction of the lever e comprises tworegistering ears e8 and e3, formed upon the forward end of the lever eand loosely or turnably embracing the rod f, (see Figs. I, II, and X,)and arranged thev distance apart required to accommodate a snuginterposition between them of a collar f', which also embraces the rodand is secured to the rod by a set-screw f2. The collar f is placed inposition between the ears c3 and e3 of the lever c and slipped with thesaid ears onto the rod before the rod is placed in position Within thecase d. The said ears and collar prevent displacement of the lever eendwise of the rod f. A yoke e4 connects together and is formed integralwith the two ears e3 and es, and the hammer c2 is secured to the saidyoke.

An oscillating shaft h is arrangedhorizontally between and supportedfrom the righthand and left-hand side walls of the case CL, preferablyabout centrally between the lower portion of the chute u and the rearwall a2 of the case ct. The shaft h extends through the right-hand sidewall of the case a and at the outer side of the said wall is. providedwith a crank h for operating the same. The shaft h next rearward of thechute u is provided with an upright arm h2, which in the normal positionof the shaft inclines rearwardly. A suitably-applied spring la, (seeFigs. I, V, and IX,) preferably a coil-spring, acts to retain the shafth in its normal position. The spring la is arranged uprightly below theshaft, has its lower end attached to the case ct, and has its upper endattached to one end of a chain k', whose opposite end is attached to acollar h4, fixed upon the shaft, which chain leads from the spring toand over the rear side of the said collar and winds upon the collar, soas to place the spring under tension upon turning the shaft to the leftor forwardly. The shaft h is free to be oscillated forwardly, and thearrangement of parts and the length of the shaft-.arm h2 are such thatwhen a proper toll-representing coin or check has been conducted to andarrested by the toll-arresting arms or members of the lever e, as shownin Figs. V and IX, a forward oscillation of the shaft h against theaction of the spring 7c will cause the arm h2 of the said shaft todescend upon and engage the upper edge of the said coin or check, andthereupon upon a continuation of the shafts oscillation in the samedirection result in the depression of the said coin or check, andconsequently in a downward tilting of the toll-bearing lever e, as shownin Fig. VI, until the said lever has been tilted downwardly far enoughto permit the Y toll to pass rearwardly off the lever below the IOO IIO

chute and the shaft-arm h2 is long enough to render :it capable ofextending through the chute during the toll-depressing and tollejectingoperation of the said arm and enable the said arm to crowd the said coinor check reardwardly off the toll-bearing lever e. As soon as the tollarrested by the lever e has alighted from the lever, as hereinbeforedescribed, the spring j promptly returns the lever into its normalposition and the spring 7c insures a prompt return of the shaft h intoits normal position upon the operators release of the said shaft afterhaving operated it as required to operate the signal through the mediumof the toll-representing coin or check. Obviously the gong-soundinghammer e2 is during the toll-ejecting operation of the shaft-arm h2elevated or removed farther from the gong or sound-yielding body, andAupon the release of the said lever the action of the sprin g j resultsin forcibly throwing the aforesaid hammer against the saidsound-yielding body and thereby signaling or notifying thetelephone-exchange or central station that the proper toll has beenintroduced into the machine beyond the control of the person desiring touse the telephone provided with the said machine.

The forward and rear side walls of the chu te it are slotted, as at 15,(see Figs. I, II, V, and IX,) from the lower edges of the Walls upwardlyto accommodate the location and operation of the shaft-arm h2.Preferably the rear slotted wall of the chute u is provided at thechutes lower end with two depending lugs 16 and 16. The lugs 16 and 16are arranged at opposite sides, respectively, of but in close proximityto the sweep of the shaftarm 71.2 and between the arms e and e of thelever e.

The forward wall of the chute a is provided at its lower end and at oneside of the sweep of the shaft-arm h2 with a depending guideforming arm17, that extends in under the lower and discharging end of the chute uand is arranged to guide the coin or check discharged from the chuteaway from the chute, so that there is no liability of the coin or checkduring or after its discharge from interfering with the adjacentmechanism.

A sector-wheel h3 is operatively mounted upon the shaft Zz andpreferably integral with the collar h4. In the normal position of theparts the sector-wheel h2 projects upwardly from the shaft, as shown inFigs. I, II, and IX. The sector-wheel has its periphery provided with anopen-ended groove or recess h5, extending circumferen tially of thewheel and arranged concentrically of the wheels axis. The side walls ofthe groove or recess h5 diverge outwardly, as shown in Fig. VIII- thatis, the said groove or recess is gradually enlarged in width outwardly.

A. vertically-tiltable wedge Z, that extends forwardly and rearwardly ofthe machine, is arranged approximately horizontally forwardly of thesector-wheel bearing portion of tion of the sector-wheel h3 the groovedor rel cessed periphery of the sector has its groove or recess h5 comeinto engagement with the wedge, and thereupon tilts the wedge downwardlyagainst the action of the spring Z2, as shown in Figs. V, VII, and VIII,and the shaft cannot be returned into its normal position until thesector-Wheel has been oscillated far enough to become disengaged fromthe wedge after the toll introduced into the machine and employed in theoperation of the gong-striking mechanism has fallen into thetoll-collecting lower portion of the case a from the said mechanism.Obviously, also, during the rearward oscillation or return of thesector-wheel into its normal position the sector-wheel will again beengaged by the wedge, and thereupon tilts the wedge upwardly against theaction of the spring Z2, so that the shaft cannot be returned into itsnormal position until the sector-wheel has been oscillated far enough tobecome disengaged from the wedge. This mechanism,that comprises thesector-wheel h3 and the Wedge Z, is largely instrumental in preventingtampering with the machine and obviously is noiseless in its operation.

Mechanism for obstructing the channel or passage-way a of the chute u asuitable distance above the discharging end of the chute, and preferablynear the chutes upper end or a short distance below the sweep of theseat y, is provided and comprises, preferably, a horizontally-arrangedoscillating shaft o,sup ported rearward of and from the upper portion ofthe rear side of the chute and extending transversely of the said sideof the shaft. The shaft o is arranged, therefore, a suitable distanceabove the shaft Zt, preferably parallel with the said shaft ZL, as shownin Figs. I, III, V, and IX. The shaft ois provided centrally with adepending arm o', having a forwardly-projecting member o2, arranged toenter the chute u and obstruct the channel or passage-way a of thechute, as shown in Fig. V, when the shaft o is oscillated rearwardly.The shaft 0 is provided with another depending arm o3, which in thenormal position of the parts extends downwardly and rearwardly from theshaft and has a member otL projecting rearwardly of and engaged by thearm h2 of the shaft hin the normalposition of the said shaft-arm h2. Aspiral spring o5, having opposite ends attached to the arm of' and tothe chute a, respectively, is normally under tension and acts to pullthe said arm oS forwardly, and thereby oscillate the shaft o IOC IIO

inoperative against the action of the spring 05 by the arm h2 of theshaft h. The springv o5 is of course less powerful than the spring Ic.By the simple and meritorious construction hereinbefore describedobviously any coin or check introduced into the machine after the membero2 has been rendered oper- -ative preparatory to the operation of thetollzo Vrested by the said member 02' until the opoperatedsignal-producing mechanism is areration of the last-mentioned mechanismhas been completed and the said member 02 again -been renderedinoperative.

My improved machine comprises also mechanism or means for'diverting fromthe channel or passage-way ed of the chute u a coin` or check which hasentered the chute and passed below the sweep of the arm 02 of theaforesaid chute-obstructing mechanism be fore the coin or check nextpreviously introduced into the said channel or passage-way andresting'upon the lever e has been discharged from the chute, and thesaid diverting mechanism comprises, preferably, an inclined apron of",formed upon the upper end n3, formed upon the rear side of the chute, asshown in Figs. I, IV, V, VI, and IX. The

bar r is provided below its axis with a member rs, projecting normallyinto the channel or passage-way u of the chute a, as shown in Figs. Iand IV, and having its upper surface beveled or sloping downwardly, asat r4, toward its free extremity, so that a coin or check in beingconducted by the chute to the lever e shall come into engagement withthe sloping surface r4 of the bar r, as shown in Fig. IV, and tilt .thebar 1" against the action of gravity in the direction required to movethe apron 1" of the bar into its operative position, as shown in Fig. V,wherein the said apron obstructs the channel or passage-way a of thechute u. The chute is of course suitably slotted, as at a4, toaccommodate the location and operation of the bar 1 and its members r'and r3, and the said apron in the machine illustrated has its uppersurface sloping downwardly toward the left-hand side of the chute and inthe direction of an aperture a5, (see Fig. IX,) formed in the lefthandside wall of the chute opposite the apron vand arranged to receive acoin or check diverted by the apron r and discharge the said coin orcheck laterally from the chute. It

channel or passage-way u of the chute. Varm s normally projects into andobstructs will be observed, therefore, that a coin or check resting uponthe lever e has actuated the apron r' into its operative position, andthe bar r has such arrangement relative to the lever e that the saidcoin or check shall engage the member r3 of the bar and retain the apronin its operative position until the said coin or check has been almostdischarged from the chute u. As alreadyindicated, the bar 'r is retainedby gravity in itsl normal position, wherein the apron r is outside ofthe passage-way u of the chute, and consequently inoperative, andwherein the member r2 of the said bar projects into the said chute andengages in the machine illustrated thel 'chutes forward side wall, whichforms a stop to limit the movement of the bar r during its return fromits operative to its normal and inoperative position. In Fig. V a coinor `check t rests upon the lever e and holds the bar r in its operativeposition. In Fig. VI the said coin or check has almost been dischargedfrom the chute and has released the bar r, which has returned into itsnormal and inoperative position.

Means for preventing upward displacement of a coin or check lodged'uponthe lever e is also provided and comprises, preferably, a forward andrearward arm s, tiltable in a vertical plane and pivoted a't its upperend, as ats', to the chute u outside of the The the said passage-way.The chute is slotted,

as at a6, to accommodate the location and operation of the arm s andlto4 render the arm capable of being swung outwardly outside of thechannel or passage-way of the chute. The arm s is arranged between theupper and ylower ends'of the bar fr and is engaged and' swung outwardlyby a coin or check passing down the chute to the lever e. The arm S isretained in its normal position by gravity and has such arrangementrelative to the le- IOO IIO

ver c t-hat the coin or check, having tilted or Il swung the said armoutwardly, shall when arrested by the lever have disengaged the saidarm, and thereby rendered the latter again free to return into itsnormal position and overhang the coin or check resting upon' the leverasshown in Fig. V, and effectually prevent displacement of the said coinor check upwardly from the lever.

That portion of the matter disclosed in this application andconstituting a fraud-pre-r venting device, comprising the magnet m andthe tiltable shelf or seat y, forms the subjectmatter of anotherapplication about to be filed in the United States Patent Office.

l. In a toll-conducting machine of the character indicated,a gong orsound-yielding body, a tiltable lever-capable of normally arresting aproper coin or check introduced into the machine and provided with ahammer arranged to strike the sound-yielding body, a rod bearing thesaid lever and circular in cross-section, means acting to retain thelever in its normal position, a suitably-operated oscillating arm havinga sweep extending into the pat-h of the coin or check, a chute forconducting the coin or check to the lever and slotted to accommodate theoperation of the aforesaid arm, and means for preventing displacement ofthe lever endwise of the aforesaid rod and comprising a collar mountedupon and secured to the rod and two ears loosely embracing the rod atopposite ends, respectively, of the collar and formed upon the lever.

2. In a toll-conducting machine of the character indicated, a tiltablelever capable of normally arresting a proper coin or checkintroducedinto the machine, a rod bearing the said lever and circular incross-section, means acting to retain the lever in its normal position,a suitably-operated oscillating arm having a sweep extending into thepath of the coin or check, a chute for conducting the coin or check tothe lever, means for preventing displacement of the lever endwse of therod and comprising a collar mounted upon and secured to the rod and twoears formed upon the lever and loosely embracing the rod at oppositeends, respectively, of the collar, a yoke connecting the said earstogether, a gong or soundyielding body, and a hammer secured to theaforesaid yoke and arranged to strike the sound-yieldintv body, allrelatively arranged and operating substantially as shown, for thepurpose specified.

3. In a toll-conducting machine ofthecharacterindicated,agongorsound-yielding body,

a tiltable lever capable of normally arresting a proper coin or checkintroduced into the machine and provided with a hammer arranged tostrike the sound-yielding body, means acting to retain the lever initsnormal position, a suitably-operated oscillating arm having a sweepextending into the path of the coin or check, the chute for conductingthe coin or check to the lever and having its forward and rear Wallsslotted to accommodate the operation of the oscillating arm, and an armformed upon and depending from the lower end of the forward wall of thechute and extending in under the discharging end of the channel orpassage-way formed by the chute and arranged to`be engaged by and guidethe coin or check during the operation of the aforesaid lever throughthe medium of the coin or check.

4c. In a toll-collecting machine of thecharacterindicated,atoll-conductingchute,agong or sound-yielding body, atiltable forked lever having the shank-forming portion of its forkprovided with a hammer which is arranged as required to render itcapable of striking the sound-yielding body, which lever has the arms ofits fork arranged such a distance apart at and in such position relativeto the chutes lower and discharging end as Will render them capable ofnormally arresting a proper toll-representing coin or check conducteddownwardly by the chute, means acting to retain the lever in its normalposition, a suitably-operated oscillating arm having a sweep extendingthrough the chute and between the arms of the levers fork, registeringslots in the forward and rear walls of the chute to accommodate thelocation and operation of the oscillating arm, and an arm depending fromand rigid with the lower end of the forward Wall of the chute andextending downwardly between the arms of the fork of the lever inunderthe lower and discharging end of the channel or passage-way formed bythe chute.

5. A toll-collecting machine of the character indicated, comprising achute or upright passage-Way for conducting the toll-representing coinor check, mechanism arranged to be operated by the coin or check at thedischarging end of the said passage-way, a suitablysupported oscillatingshaft provided with an arm arranged as required to render it capable ofoperating the aforesaid mechanism through the medium of the coin orcheck, a sector- Wheel operatively mounted upon the shaft and having itsperiphery provided with an open-ended groove or recess extendingcircumferentially of the Wheel, and a suitablysupported tiltable wedgenormally arranged radially or approximately radially to the sweep of thesector-wheel, and means acting to retain the said Wedgein its normalposition.

6. A toll-collecting machine of the character indicated, comprising achute or upright passage-way for conducting the toll-representing coinor check, mechanism arranged to be operated by the coin or check at thedischarging end of the said passage-Way, an oscillating shaft having anarm arranged as required to render it capable of operating the aforesaidmechanism through the medium of the coin or check, a sector-wheeloperatively mounted upon the shaft and having its periphery providedwith an open-ended groove or recess having its side walls divergingoutwardly, and a suitablysupported tiltable Wedge arranged radially orapproximately radially to the sweep of the sector-wheel, and meansacting to retain the said wedge in its operative position.

7. A toll-collecting machine of the character indicated, comprising achute or upright passage-Way for conducting the toll-representing coinor check, mechanism arranged to be operated by the coin or check at thedischarging end of the said passage-Way, a suitably-supportedoscillating shaft having an arm arranged as required to render itcapable of operating the aforesaid mechanism through the medium of thecoin or check, and mechanism arranged to enter and obstruct the saidpassage-way a suitable distance above the discharging end of thepassage-Way and normally inoperative and arranged to be retainedinoperative by the aforesaid shaftarm, means acting to render the saidol)- structing mechanism operative, and the arl IOS IIO

rangement of parts being such that the said obstructing mechanism shallbe rendered operative during the oscillation of the aforesaid shaft-armin the direction required to effect the operation of the toll-operatedmechanism.

8. A toll-collecting machine of the character indicated, comprising achute forconducting the toll-representing coin or check,mechanismarranged to be operated by the toll at the lower anddischarging end of the chute, an oscillating shaft having an armarranged as required to render it capable of operating the aforesaidmechanism through the medium of the toll, another oscillating shafthaving an arm arranged to enter and obstruct the channel or passage-wayformed by the chute a suitable distance above the chutes discharging endand normally inoperative,which last-mentioned shaft has another armnormally arranged to be engaged and detained by the arm of thefirst-mentioned shaft,means acting to oscillate the said' last-mentionedshaft in the direction required to render the chute-obstructing armoperative, and the arrangement of parts being such that thechuteobstructing mechanism shall be rendered op,- erative during theoscillation of the firstmentioned shaft in the direction required toeffect the operation of the toll-operated mechanism.

9. Atoll-collecting machine o'f the character indicated, comprising achute or uprightpassage-Way for cond ucting the toll-representing coinor check; mechanism arranged at the lower and discharging end of thesaid passageway in the position rcquired'to render it capable of beingoperated by the toll conducted by the chute; an upright bar tiltable ina vertical plane; which bar is provided, below its axis, with a membernormally projecting into the aforesaid passage-way and has its upper endprovided with an inclined apron arranged to enter the said passage-way,and va discharging-aperture formed in the wall of the said passage-wayopposite the said apron, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l0. A toll-collecting machine of the character indicated, comprising achute for conducting the toll-representin g coin or check; mechanismarranged to arrest the coin or check at the lower end-of the chute andcapable of being operated through themedium of the coin or check; anupright tiltable bar provided, below its axis, with a member normallyprojecting into the channel or passage way formed by the chute, whichbar has its upper end provided with an inclined apron arranged to enterand thereby obstruct the said channel or passage way, a dischargeaperture formed in the chute opposite the apron and arranged to receivea coin or check diverted by the apron, and the apron-bearin g bar havingsuch arrangement relative to the aforesaid toll-arresting mechanism thatthe toll, in vits passage'to the said toll-arresting mechanism, shallnot only tilt the apron-bearing bar in the direction required to renderthe apron operative but shall engage and hold the` bar in its operativeposition after its arrest by the aforesaid toll-arresting mechanism.

ll. A toll-collecting machine of the character indicated, comprising achute for conducting thetoll-representing coin or check; mechp 'l anismarranged to arrest the coin or check at the lower and discharging end ofthe chute and capable of being operated through` the medium of the coinor check an upright tiltable bar r provided, at its upper end above itsaxis, with the inclined apron r and provided, below its axis, with amember r3 normally projecting into the channel or passageway formed bythe chute and having the sloping surface r4, and the discharge-aperturea5 formed in the chute and arranged to receive the coiny or checkdiverted from the aforesaid passage-way by the aforesaid apron, allrelatively ,arranged and operating, substantially y end from the chute'and tiltable in a vertical roo plane, which arm normally dependsinto thechannel or passage-way of the chute and has such arrangement relative tothe aforesaid toll operated mechanism that it shall be swung outwardlyby the toll during the de- 105 scent of the toll to the said mechanism,but shall be disengaged bythe toll when the latter comes into engagementwith the said mechanism.

Signed by meat Cleveland, Ohio, February I ro WILLIAM A. Foss.

Witnesses:

C. H. Donna, A. H. PARRATT.

